'Jemimas Gold ' 2.4 m X 1.45 m Kaharita Rug

House Of Archeion

'Jemimas Gold ' 2.4 m X 1.45 m Kaharita Rug

This lovely carpet from Our Takama ( warmth) collection, is a delightful vintage piece, well worn with a small amount of edge damage, and some repairs due to history and antiquity, adds a beautiful texture and softness in colour.

Woven and sourced from the Taznakht area on the edge of the Sahara in Morocco, where carpet weaving is a time honoured art, often bright and rich in color, filled with mystical berber symbology, the women of this area weave rugs called Kaharita , meaning Map in Arabic, The Kaharita can come in various styles, from a tight knotted pile to a flat Kilim style, offering abstract interpretations of the desert environment where they are woven.

The Stories of the women who weave these gorgeous carpets are mapped out in every knot.

This beautiful Desert Rug is a tightly woven in a soft short pile using 100 % natural wool and Dying process, the gradual fade in colour of these style of carpets only adds to the beauty and patina as they age.

Some pieces in this range are vintage any flaws marks of wear and imperfections are reflections of the individual carpets unique story.